Paula Cocozza: Tablet ownership has more than doubled in the past few years – and as many parents are finding, children are highly proficient at using them. But are these devices harmful to their development?

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending AppFest, the opening afternoon of Dust or Magic’s App Camp in Monterrey, CA. While there, I met many talented folks, including Dr. Tico Ballagas, creator of a new app called Kindoma.

Our family tried this new, free app and it is really unique. Initially you download the app to two different iPads (anywhere in the world – using email accounts that are easy to set up). Then you can video chat within the app while reading a small but growing selection of children’s books together. Instead of having narrated books or a way to record, this app lets you connect with your child’s favorite storytellers directly, in real time. After using this intuitive and well-designed app, it wasn’t hard to see why it received the 2013 Editor’s Choice Award from Children’s Technology Review. In addition, Kindoma has a wonderful blog with great resource articles like this one about early literacy ...

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